Embarrassment

Noun

A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness

Pronunciation

Em-bar-rass-ment

Synonyms

Shame, Discomfort, Humiliation, Abashment, Mortification

Antonyms

Confidence, Pride, Assurance, Composure, Self-possession

Indian Languages

🇮🇳 Hindi → शर्मिंदगी (sharmindagi)

🇮🇳 Bengali → লজ্জা (lôjja)

🇮🇳 Tamil → அவமானம் (avamāṉam)

🇮🇳 Kannada → ಲಜ್ಜೆ (lajjē)

🇮🇳 Telugu → అవమానం (avamānaṁ)

🇮🇳 Urdu → شرمندگی (sharmindagi)

European Languages

🇪🇸 Spanish → Vergüenza

🇫🇷 French → Embarras

🇩🇪 German → Verlegenheit

Other Asian Languages

🇨🇳 Chinese → 尴尬 (gāngà)

🇯🇵 Japanese → 恥ずかしさ (hazukashisa)

Examples
  1. She felt a wave of embarrassment when she realized she had been speaking with food stuck in her teeth.
  2. His embarrassment was evident when he tripped and fell in front of his classmates.
  3. The awkward silence in the room was filled with embarrassment after the mistake was pointed out.